Colorado's Prison Director Spent One Night In Solitary Confinement — That's All It Tookhttp://www.businessinsider.com/colorado-prison-director-spends-night-in-solitary-confinement-2014-2/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Tue, 03 Mar 2015 18:56:19 -0500Associated Presshttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/5313a782eab8eaf97b2a42a1donny boySun, 02 Mar 2014 16:49:54 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5313a782eab8eaf97b2a42a1
ya and not all of those 86 are in solitary confinementhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/53139a2aecad04cc4f99abb2ae emSun, 02 Mar 2014 15:52:58 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53139a2aecad04cc4f99abb2
The games reached their peak between the 1st century BC and the 2nd century AD, and they finally declined during the early 5th century after the adoption of Christianity as state church of the Roman Empire in 380, although beast hunts (venationes) continued into the 6th century. -- maybe many of Americans of the 21st century are slaves, just like the Romans had their slaves.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53139715eab8ea9d412a42a7ae emSun, 02 Mar 2014 15:39:49 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53139715eab8ea9d412a42a7
I agree. I applaud Rick Raemish for this experiment. USA has gone too far with the 'lockup and throw the key away' prison business. USA is number 1 in number prisoners both absolute and relative to the population. No other country in the world comes even close.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530d13c8ecad04532f777d15DC20878Tue, 25 Feb 2014 17:06:00 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530d13c8ecad04532f777d15
Maybe our ultimate goal is to provide Norway style (more like Google's office) of jail where no one wants to leave. <a href="http://izismile.com/2012/06/29/luxurious_prison_in_norway_46_pics.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://izismile.com/2012/06/29/luxurious_prison_in_norway_46_pics.html</a>http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530d05d5ecad0451619ef567ngg74Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:06:29 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530d05d5ecad0451619ef567
In my experience as a Prison Officer solitary confinement makes people worse and more likely to attack officers. It is dangerous to put people who are often mentally ill in lock down and though it's mostly about cost it does nothing for society upon release and even from my own jaded standpoint is very very close to torture as humans are social animals, Execution is less cruel.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cfe246bb3f7013b9ef55bbutTue, 25 Feb 2014 15:33:40 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cfe246bb3f7013b9ef55b
there in lies the issue...if we just want to use jail as personal punishment for people...we really must keep everyone in there for life because otherwise..they will all come out of jail..and if jail/prison is a place we design to be a punishment...they will be inevitably more unstable/violent/well versed in criminal smarts by the time they get out and go back into society. Jail/Prison should be used to rehabilitate those who can be rehabilitated..and for those who cannot or will not change..should just be a place to keep them away from society.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cfd6869bedd4c799ef55fWOWTue, 25 Feb 2014 15:30:32 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cfd6869bedd4c799ef55f
American officials basing their policies off of science/understanding/experimentation? WOoooooooooooooooooooooow! If only this happened on every issue all of the time. Kudos to this guy.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cea63ecad04a71569e8d5-Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:09:23 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cea63ecad04a71569e8d5
Rick Raemisch was the former sheriff for Dane County in Wisconsin - the county which holds Madison WI. Another interesting bit of information is he ran for sheriff as a Republican.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530ce89eeab8ea2e512de3f8hypcocritesTue, 25 Feb 2014 14:01:50 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530ce89eeab8ea2e512de3f8
This is not new. Even Dickens, visiting a US prison in 19th century, was appalled at solitary confinement.
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Your lust for vengeance obscures your ability to see the big picture and the implications for society. Do us all a favor and stay out of politics and policy making.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cdf726bb3f7eb4f69e8ccHappy HarryTue, 25 Feb 2014 13:22:42 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cdf726bb3f7eb4f69e8cc
I'm really glad to hear this. I'm all for lengthy jail terms and punishing people for the evil things they do, but solitary confinement has gone way too far and is being overused in the U.S. It destroys whatever tenuous hold a lot of these people have on mental health.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cdf6c6da8114641fadc52Wow this is actually great newsTue, 25 Feb 2014 13:22:36 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cdf6c6da8114641fadc52
Some sanity from the great Rocky Mountain state.... who would have thought that CO would become the leader in human rights and social issues?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cdf146bb3f7304d69e8caLeozzzTue, 25 Feb 2014 13:21:08 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cdf146bb3f7304d69e8ca
They have something like this in Australia.. Where millionaires and CEOs go and live outside like a bum for a night to see how 'it feels like'. Over the years, its just become a good place to 'network' with other rich people..http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cde0d6da811be33fadc58Don HarderTue, 25 Feb 2014 13:16:45 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cde0d6da811be33fadc58
86% of all those incarcerated are imprisoned for victimless crimes.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cdd416da8114437fadc50Sean na hEireannTue, 25 Feb 2014 13:13:21 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cdd416da8114437fadc50
I'm not an American so correct me if i'm wrong but i seem to recall something in some important American document regarding 'cruel and unusual' punishment.......... (sigh)http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cd7ee6bb3f7a82e69e8e2Joshy SweetpantsTue, 25 Feb 2014 12:50:38 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cd7ee6bb3f7a82e69e8e2
Remember, it's only torture if it happens to YOU.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cd7a06bb3f7ac3469e8ccSimple MathTue, 25 Feb 2014 12:49:20 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cd7a06bb3f7ac3469e8cc
Simply put, if all our correctional systems do is punish, agitate and try to mentally destroy the prisoners while rehabilitating none of them, then we are destined to see the prison population continue to skyrocket. It is simple math.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cd4edeab8ea75082de3f5Chad_STue, 25 Feb 2014 12:37:49 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cd4edeab8ea75082de3f5
Total BS. Of course he feels bad. He is innocent of a crime. He didn't have a victim. The prison is not suppose to make them feel comfortable.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cd4ba69beddcd657aab06Lucius ModernusTue, 25 Feb 2014 12:36:58 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cd4ba69beddcd657aab06
YES! Well done, sir. Doing what the fuck you were elected to do. I love this story and hope to check-in on the news in the future to see changes being implemented...
Awesome: "" "I think this department will admit, and has admitted like many states, that administrative segregation has been overused here," he told lawmakers. ""http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cd277ecad04de4469e8caMike DdTue, 25 Feb 2014 12:27:19 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530cd277ecad04de4469e8ca
Lets see.....
If I have a goal to "change" something.....
If I try that thing.....
Then tell everyone who will listen that it is bad.....
It follows, of course, that it must be changed.....
However, if an actual investigation was done to objectively evaluate that thing.....
So this guy has a weak constitution and can't take confined spaces.
Perhaps, I'll go out on a limb here, punishments are NOT suppose to be enjoyable!
Other than the 'freedom to come and go as you please', some prisoners live better than people working for a living.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530ccf54eab8ea48742de3f7David ConleyTue, 25 Feb 2014 12:13:56 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/530ccf54eab8ea48742de3f7
How refreshing to see an administrator actually investigating the issue instead of sitting in an ivory tower making pronouncements.
Good for this guy! Maybe some positive change will happen now.
America should be ashamed of how many are in prison, especially for non-violent crimes...and especially how badly they are treated.
Prison for those deserving? Yes? Stripping of their human rights? No!